Read the Bible passage Service outline The unbelievable message: highly exalted, despised, and rejected (52:13-53:3) The incredible reason: pierced for our transgressions (53:4-9) The wonderful outcome: the light of life (53:10-12) The heart of the gospel: guilt, substitution, and grace
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Bad fruit? “What more could have been done!?” (5:1-7) Woe! Israel’s cluster of rotten fruit Oppressive materialism (v8-10) Thoughtless hedonism (v11-12) Cynical wickedness (V18-19) Moral confusion (v20) Proud arrogance (v21) Drunken corruption (v22-23) Therefore! Exile (v13) Death and humiliation (V14-17) Decay (v24) The Lord’s anger burns (v25) Yet, for…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Key Idea –From the worldly depths of our human depravity and sin God mercifully makes spiritually dead people alive and raises us up to the ‘heavenly’ heights of new life in Christ to be HIS masterpieces of grace for God’s glory. Where do you go to …? A Mortuary…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Q. How would seeing God here today change the way you live? 1. What Ps 14 says about God vv1-4 (the problem) => “the vertical always shapes the horizontal” => the doctrine of original sin (=> the doctrine of total depravity) vv5-7 (the solution) Q. Who are the “they”…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline A spiritual person? Two realms: Adam / flesh Vs Christ / Spirit The Realm of the Flesh: Death and hostility The Realm of the Spirit: Life and peace A new identity in the realm of the Spirit
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Read the Bible passage Sermon outline ‘Who will bring us prosperity?’ The King’s distress: The sin of his people (v. 1-2) The King’s instruction: Know, tremble, offer, trust (v. 3-5) The King’s prosperity: You alone, Lord (v. 6-8) Suffering, and rejoicing, with our King
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Fellowship With God! 1. What they proclaimed (v 1-2) 2. Why they proclaimed it (v 3-4) 3. Why we need to hear the proclamation (v 5-10) 4. What God has done to make fellowship with Him possible. (2:1-2) 5. Fellowship with God
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Why not pray? The journey into cynicism: “Did God really say?” (Genesis 3) The progress of cynicism: Worthless idols, broken cisterns (Jeremiah 2) An age of cynicism: Praying in the 21st century Learning to trust again
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline “A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul” – Proverbs 13:19 Do you know this joy? Do you have a when and where story yet? FULFILMENT (v1-2) …when Jesus again entered Capernaum … FAITH (v3-5a) When Jesus saw their faith … FORGIVENESS (v5b-10) “I want you to know that…